Chapter 205 Safe

The shopping guide smiled and said, "Although the shoes in our store are a little expensive, the quality is absolutely impeccable. Those who come here are all repeat customers. You will know it after wearing them. Moreover, the shoes are guaranteed for life and can be replaced with new ones if there are any quality problems within two months."

Qiao Ruoxing took out a card, "This pair, please help me pay for it."

Kong Zheng frowned, "I don't want it."

He took off his shoes, put on his old shoes, and walked out of the store.

Qiao Ruoxing said something to the shopping guide, got up and chased after him.

She looked around and found Kong Zheng lying on the railing, looking down at the downstairs.

She walked over and stood beside him, "Are you not happy when someone gives you a gift?"

Kong Zheng pursed his lips and said after a long time, "That is not something I can afford. Even if I wear it, it will be out of place and will only make people laugh."

Qiao Ruoxing was stunned for a moment. She forgot to consider this point.

Although Kong Zheng is a quiet child, he is sensitive and mature.

She gave him such an expensive gift, but he didn't accept it happily like other children. Instead, he felt uneasy and felt that the gift didn't fit him and he didn't deserve it.

Qiao Ruoxing said gently, "It's your 18th birthday, I just want to give you a gift. Who would laugh at the person who receives the gift? It should be envy. You can't afford it now, but it doesn't mean you can't afford it in the future. People can't just look at the road they have walked, but also look at the road in front of them and the sky above their heads."

Kong Zheng was stunned and suddenly a little defensive. He endured the sourness in his nose and whispered, "You seem to have some culture."

Qiao Ruoxing's mouth twitched, and he slapped him on the head, "I got into T University with the first place in cultural subjects! Dare to make fun of me, get into my school first!"

Kong Zheng smiled, "Which school did my brother-in-law graduate from?"

"T University."

"Are you two alumni?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"It doesn't look like it, he is much more cultured than you."

Qiao Ruoxing...

Qiao Ruoxing finally changed him a pair of sneakers worth more than 500 yuan, because Kong Zheng said that he would just take the pair of more than 3,000 yuan and let him give him the 2,600 yuan he saved in cash.

This was the first time Qiao Ruoxing had seen someone who was more greedy than herself.

But soon, she found out that Kong Zheng was not greedy, he was saving money.

When she picked gifts for the dean and the children in the hospital, Kong Zheng always picked the ones with the best cost performance and refused the ones that were too expensive. Until he took two cans of cheap milk powder, Qiao Ruoxing finally couldn't help but said, "This is adult milk powder. Xiao Wu and the others don't get enough nutrition. Let's take the previous ones."

"Infant milk powder is too expensive. One can costs hundreds of dollars, which is enough for the hospital's food expenses for three days. Xiao Wu is almost six years old. After entering school, the expenses will be even greater. Let's save as much as possible, so that the dean can also relax."

Qiao Ruoxing frowned, "What do you mean the dean can also relax?"

Kong Zheng's expression changed slightly, avoiding her sight, and said, "Nothing, I mean, if the expenses are less, the dean can help more children. "

Qiao Ruoxing was obviously not so easy to fool, "What's wrong with the dean? Why do you keep emphasizing saving? Is the donation not enough? Or something happened?"

Kong Zhengjian couldn't hide it anymore, and said after a long time, "The dean has no money. The chef's salary can't be paid, and he has resigned. A few days ago, I heard the dean and Teacher Sun discuss that they want to sell her house..."

Qiao Ruoxing frowned, "The bank will make regular payments every month, how can there be no money?"

He Yurou has a special account connected to the welfare home, and remits money to the welfare home on time every month, which has been going on for many years.

The Dongfo Road Welfare Home is not large in scale, and has not accepted new children in the past two years. Including the dean, there are less than 20 people in total.

He Yurou remits 100,000 yuan every month, which is enough to keep this small welfare home going.

100,000 yuan is enough anyway.

Kong Zheng pursed his lips, "Aunt He's donations have stopped since October last year."

Qiao Ruoxing's face changed, "What do you mean it stopped?"

Kong Zheng didn't know much. He heard the conversation between the dean and Teacher Sun at the door of the dean's room when he went to see the dean. Only then did he know that the donation from the Qiao family had stopped since October last year.

The welfare home received very limited social donations, and it was mainly maintained by the donation from the Qiao family. So once the money stopped, the welfare home fell into trouble not long after it lasted.

The old dean initially thought that something had happened to the Qiao family and forgot about it, but after waiting for three months without receiving the donation, she vaguely felt that something was wrong, so she discussed with Teacher Sun to go to the Qiao family to see and talk about this matter.

Kong Zheng was in summer vacation at that time, so he secretly followed.

It was August, and the temperature outside was 37 or 38 degrees. The old dean and Teacher Sun waited outside the door for more than three hours, but Qiao Xusheng didn't come.

Until the sun was about to set, Qiao Siyao came out, but she came to chase people away.

She said that the company encountered difficulties in operation and it was difficult to continue to support the welfare home. She also said that He Yurou's illness had cost a lot of money over the years and they had done their best.

Kong Zheng's words were very subtle, and the real situation was much worse than he said.

Qiao Siyao said that the Qiao family had to support a bunch of useless people instead of just one. He Yurou promised to fulfill her promise, so why did she go to the Qiao family?

The old dean was very angry, and he had a heat stroke. He came back and lay in bed for three days before he recovered.

This is why he hates Qiao Siyao.

He went to Shenlan to be a waiter, not only to escape the incident at school, but also to make more money to help the dean relieve the financial pressure.

Even so, Qiao Ruoxing felt cold from head to toe after hearing this.

The charity funds for the welfare home came from the dividends of He Yurou's company shares. Why did Qiao Xusheng cut off this?

Kong Zheng said, "The dean didn't let me tell you about this. She was afraid that you would be caught in the middle. Don't tell the dean that I told you."

Qiao Ruoxing pursed her lips and whispered, "I know it in my heart."

When they arrived at the welfare home, the old dean was very happy to see Qiao Ruoxing coming. Kong Zheng took the children to distribute gifts, and the old dean took Qiao Ruoxing to chat.

The old dean had a very good relationship with He Yurou. He almost watched Qiao Ruoxing grow up. When he saw Qiao Ruoxing, he couldn't help but think of He Yurou. When he mentioned some things in the past, he couldn't help but feel sad, and asked about He Yurou's recent situation.

"My mother is still the same, but she has had some reactions recently. The doctor said it's a good sign."

The dean was very happy when he heard it, "God is still open-minded. Your mother has helped so many people, and God can't bear to take her away."

Qiao Ruoxing looked at the old dean and suddenly thought of something, "Dean, did my mother ask you to keep anything?"

The old dean was stunned for a long time before saying, "She did ask me to keep something."

Qiao Ruoxing's face was stern, "What?"

"Come with me."

A few minutes later, Qiao Ruoxing looked at the safe in front of him and asked in a low voice, "Is this what my mother asked you to keep?"